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gh 6/9 and richyrich tea

can one use 6/9 and richyrich tea in drip dtw system

explain: 6/9 in drip dtw and mix richy tea and pour tea by hand from the top of the crown would the plant still benefit from both worlds so to speak:dunno:
 

gmanwho

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I think it will work just fine. The one thing you havent stated is the medium you using an stage of growth. But i think with DTW there's less variable for error.

some things i cant answer an thought of is... is the gh gonna create a harsh environment to utilize beneficial bacteria? My experience with ewc an mycorrhizial fungi tea bags added to a ebb & flood rez running GH nutes seems to work great for me.

If anything dtw would be easier then a recirc system as you dont have to worry about the rez so much. An the fact you ARE NOT adding the tea to a rez an only top pouring is a win.

You have an easily workable scenario. Id say go for it. or you could always mark a few plants an start using the tea on the marked plants. Then you will easily find your answer.

Im betting it will outperform your previous feedings..

bsafe
 

gmanwho

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refugee. one thing i noticed IMMMEDIATLY is my rez PH fluctuation has stabilized greatly. not a joke or false info.... every day before i was chasing ph. always adding ph up at first. then i would be adding down. It really has stabilized it greatly... my veg rez has been holding for 3 days since last ph up adjustment.

Use it.. . really. i am not sure i wouldnt not use it at this point.

since the first post i have been usign the tea in my backup soil plants, i still have some coco cups, but since have been changing over to an organic soil mix. They have never been happier. One thing i can add is try not to let the medium dry out completely. i feel there always needs to be a small amount of moisture when building a BB army. But then again your adding tea to evey feeding , so your reintroducing the BB.

One thing i decided to change is boiling the water for 20min prior to making the tea . this way u sterilize the water , keep it covered an let it get to room temp, then inoculate the water with the BB additives an molasses an then let them grow. this way i know am brewing only beneficial bacteria. Same laboratory concept as using agar plates to breed whatever fungus you may want to grow.

b-safe
 

gmanwho

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ro water im sure works just fine. Most people who use ro seems to work great when making teas.

but this is how i think.......that ro water will have other unknown bacteria in it, bacteria you may not want to " herd" . that unwanted baceria will grow along side the beneficials that u add. The molasses will feed them.

Why not remove the unwanted bacteria first, then add the bacteria you want to herd. in my eyes its better to start with a fresh plate. like using agar plates, or growing mushrooms, same concept.

b-safe
 
I see where you going with that now yes its better to play it safe and that way you know exactly what u have in there instead of guess work aka (hope u got it right work) thanks for all the 411:woohoo:
 
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